Dispensing receptacle



Dec. 26, 1933. H. HERMANI 1,940,751

DISPENSING REGEPTACLE Filed Oct. 27, 1952 BY @j ATTOR EYS.

by a removable lid 7 which tsover the open end `Patented Dec. 26, 1933 *UNITED STATES a Lenin `1,940,751. kvmsPENsINd REoEPTAcLE Henry` Hermani, Baltimore, Md., assignor to The Tin Decorating Company of Baltimore, Baltif more, Md., a corporation of New Jersey Application oetober'az, 1932. Serial No.,639,917

s Claims.' (o1. azi- 108) My invention relates tov dispensing receptacles such as canisters adapted to contain granular or pulverized materials, and to be conveniently mounted so that the contents can be readily dispensed in predetermined quantities. byl'simple operation. f Y

The principal purpose of the invention is to provide a canister of the above type which may be cheaply manufacturedfrom ystamped metal parts easily assembled and joined to lform `the complete dispensing canister without employing extraneous or collateral fastening means or elementsto hold the parts together. Y

All of the objects and advantages of the incourse of the following detailed? description of the accompanying drawing, which shows va prel Ierred embodiment of the invention, and wherein! Fig. 1 is a perspective view of Va canister embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional canister along' the lines `2--2 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 3 is a view taken on line 3-3-of Fig. 2, with parts broken away; and

Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the dispensing parts.

Referring to the drawing, the numeralv designates the tubular body of the canister whichis ypreferably made of thin metal capable of being stamped and provided adjacent its top with' a bead 6. The upper end ofthe body 5 is closed of the body with its loweredge adapted to con rtact the bead 6 to eiect a substantially air tight end ofthe annular member 8 is attached to ay disc 1 0 by the crimped seam 11, and in the same seam the upper end of an annular band 12 is also crimped as indicated at 13.' Thus, the disc 10, haring member' 8, and bandv 12, are 4united by a single seaming operation.

Asis clearly shown in Figs. 3 andj4, the disc 1 0 has two 'openings `-14 and 15 Vformed at spaced intervals 'at similar distancesfrom the centerU 20 to t over the top and bottom of the band.V The I greatest diameter of the drum 17 is slightly less view through the than the diameter of the disc beneath which the drum is positionedwith the cap 19 in contact with the vdisc 10 when the drum is inserted within the band 12.V The drum 17 is also provided with openings 21 and 21" spaced apart substan-l tially the same distance as the openings 14 andon the disc 10. These openings 21 and 21' may be provided in accordance withmy invention'by formingthe caps 19 and 20 with nanges 22 at the openings to engage with tubes 23 extending. betweenthecaps. The drum 17 is maintained within theband 12 by the anged closure 24,'the

. nange of which fits around the lower edge -of the band 12. The closure 24 is provided'with an opening 25 of substantially the same diameter as the openings 14, 15, 21, and 21.

' The band 12 is provided with a slot 26-through whici'iis mounted a handle 27 attached at its inner end rigidly to the drum 17.tc r rotatel the drum between the disc 10 and closure 24 a'distance determined by the length 'of the slot 26, the ends of which constitute -stops to'movements of the handle. It should be apparenti from the description thus far` given, that the 'purpose'of f the two tubular openings 21 in the drum 17 isto collect material through the openings r14 and l5 and toalternatelydispense the material vthus collected throughthe opening 2 5 inthe closure 24, as will be presently described-indetail. rIty will be'understood that 'thev capacity of the. openings 21 determines fthe amountof material dis-`v pensed therefroinf Y In order to facilitate the dispensing ofthe ina-A terial, and in' accordance -with the' objects of my inventionlooking to the provision ofthe canister entirely'from stamped parts, Imay provide a' scraperor agitator27 in the nature of 'a metal strip bent uponitself and provided on its'lower side with -tangs 28 vwhich are Vinserted lthrouglfi the opening 16 in disc 10 and received inslots 29 in the top19'oi the drum. AThus when the drum is rotated,'the agitator'27 will be rotated around the lower end of the canister abovethe disc l0 and kwithin the limits or" the tapering lower walls formed bythe member 8. The ends of the agitator 27 Amay be beveled las at 30 to fit against the inner face of the member 8. i d vIt is vpreferable to provide in connection with the canister, means for 'securing the same in av convenient position for use;l 'and to this end I have shown a hooked member 31 attached tothe to themember 8 and the latter is seamed to both the band 12 and disc 10 as shown in Fig. 2. The drum 17 is then inserted Within the band-.1,2v until the cap 19 contacts with the undersurface of the disc l0. The handle 27 is inserted through the slot 26 and attached to the drum 17 at a point which, when the handle is at one extreme end of the slot 25, will place the opening 21 in registry with the opening 14 in the disc. This places the opening 21 under a solid portion of the disc 10 to be closed thereby at its top but in such position that when the handle is moved to.

the opposite end of the slot 26 the opening 21 will be moved into registry with the opening 15, while the opening 21 is simultaneously moved from registrywith the opening 14. Of course, the closure 24 is applied to the lower end of the band 12 with the opening 25 at such a position that movement of the handle 26 to partly rotate the drum 17 will alternately bring the openings 21 andV 2l' into registry with the opening 25. This arrangement is best shown in Fig.V 3. If the agitator or scraper 27 is to be used it is inserted through the open top of the body 5 and the tangs 28 are inserted through the slots 29, which may be so arranged en the cap 19 relative to the openings 21 and 21 that each complete movement of the drum will pass the scraper entirely across the openings 14 and 15 respectively.

From the foregoing, it should be obvious that with the parts in the position shown in Fig. 3, that when the handle 27 is moved to the right or in counter-clockwise direction that the drum 17 will-be partially rotated, whereby the opening 21 will be moved from the dotted line position into registry with the opening 15 whereby the ccntents of the canister may ow down into the opening 21 and fill the same as the surface of the closure 24 is closing the bottom of the opening 21 after it has been moved to the stated position. With the parts in the position shown in Fig. 3, the opening 21' is in registry with the opening 14 and is filled or being lled while the opening 21 is in registry with the opening 25 and is discharging or has discharged its contents.

Under the construction and arrangement shown and described, it is possible to provide a dispensing canister which has a two-way operation to alternately discharge predetermined quantities of material and which can be made cheaply, due to the simple manner in which the parts are constructed, arranged, and joined. The canister can be refilled 'from time to time simply by removing the lid 7 and pouring in the material to be used. Obviously, since each movement of the drum to bring one of the openings therein into discharging relation with the opening 25 cuts off communication of that opening with the interior of the canister and establishes the other opening in the drum in communication with the interior of the canister but closed at its bottom by the closure 24, there is no likelihood of spilling the contents when relling.

I claim:

l. A dispensing receptacle comprising a sheet metal container having lower walls inclined toward its axis, a plate across the lower end of said inclined walls, an annularvsheet metal band below said plate, said plate, inclined walls and annular band being united by a single seam, said plate having a pair of openings, a dispensing member comprising a drum-like vmember mounted for rotation within said annular band below said plate and having formed therethrough a pair of openings, a closure for the lower end of said annular band having a discharge opening, theopenings in said drum-like member' being positioned for alternate registry with the openings in the plate and the opening inthe closure,

and means for oscillating said plate within said band in opposite directions to bring said-V openings in the drum-like member into alternate registry with said other openings. l

2. The structure of claim 1 wherein the drumlike member comprises a sheet metal band having top and bottom flanged closures, and tubular members mounted between said closures in communication with openings therein.

3. A dispensing receptacle comprising a container made of sheet metal, a tapered sheet metal band joined to the lower end of the container walls by seaming, a plate across the lower end of said band and having an opening communicating to the interior of the receptacle, an annular sheet metal band below said plate and tapered band, both of said bands and said plate being united by a single seam, a dispensing member mounted for partial rotation in said annular band below said plate, anda closure for the lower end of said annular band and having a discharge opening.

4. In a dispensing receptacle comprising a container made of sheet metal, a tapered sheet metal band joined to the lower end of the container by seaming, a plate across the lower end of said tapered band and having a pair of openings communicating into the interior of the receptacle, an annular sheet metal band below said plate and tapered band, both of said bands and said plate being united by a single seam, a drum-like member within the annular band below the plate and having a pair of openings adapted to alternately register with the openings in the plate, means for oscillating the drum-like member in opposite directions to bring said` openings alternately into registry, and a closure for the lower end of said annular band having a discharge `opening adapted to register with one of the openings in the drum-like member when the other of said openings is in registry with one of the openings in the plate.

5. A device for dispensing predetermined quantities of material from containers to which it is attached comprising a plate at the lower end of the container having two openings in communication with the interior of the container, an annular band below said plate, a drum-like member within said annular band and having a pair of openings between its top and bottom to register alternately withV the openings in the plate, a closure forv the lower end of the annular band having a discharge opening therein, a slot in the annular band, a handle extending through said slot and connected to the drum-like member, the parts being so associated that when the handle is abutting one end of the slot one of the openings in the drum-like member is covered by a portion oi said plate and is in registry with the opening in the closure and the other opening in the drum-like member is in registry with one of the openings in the plate to collect thematerial from the container, and when the handle is in engagement with the other end of the slot said first opening inthe drum-like member is in registry with the other-'opening in the plate and the second opening in the drum-like member is covered by a solid portion of the plate and is in registry with the opening in the closure.

6. The structure of claim 4 wherein an agitator 

